12:44 AM,
May 29, 2014

Gary Peters (right) leads in the Senate race due to a 14-point advantage among women voters.

Written by

Kathleen Gray and Matt Helms
Gannett Michigan

It was a non-debate, debate that kicked off the 34th annual Mackinac Policy Conference Wednesday when U.S. Senate candidates Congressman Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, and former Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land, R-Byron Center, tried to sell themselves to a more than 100 people.

The two candidates weren't on the stage at the same time, instead, separately making their pitches and taking questions from the audience. They didn't do the traditional handshake between their moments before the audience. And they didn't pose for photos together.